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By MusicIsLife1 GOLD
Bridgeport, West Virginia

I hear their words. I feel their stares. I feel the hate they had for me. What did I do back then? I was only in fifth grade. What right did they have to make fun of me?...
MusicIsLife1 GOLD, Bridgeport, West Virginia
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"You put the music in my heart." Asking Alexandria


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Kitt_Katt BRONZE, Lima, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

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Even if you are on the right track you will get ran over if you just sit there

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By BradyD BRONZE
Holliston, Massachusetts
BradyD BRONZE, Holliston, Massachusetts
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By caresmith SILVER
Ellicott City, Maryland
caresmith SILVER, Ellicott City, Maryland
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By Jazzmin Sanchez BRONZE
Houston, Texas
Jazzmin Sanchez BRONZE, Houston, Texas
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By janae456 BRONZE
Redford, Michigan
janae456 BRONZE, Redford, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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&quot;I&#039;ve got a folder full of rejection slips that I keep. Know why? Because those same editors are now calling my agent hoping I&#039;ll write a book or novella for them. Things change. A rejection slip today might mean a frantic call to your agent in six <br /> MaryJanice Davidson

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By Bluekit GOLD
Rockton, Illinois
Bluekit GOLD, Rockton, Illinois
12 articles 0 photos 4 comments

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&quot;Unicorns and glitter!&quot; -Flo

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By EPluribusUnum DIAMOND
Woodbine, Maryland
EPluribusUnum DIAMOND, Woodbine, Maryland
59 articles 24 photos 280 comments

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&quot;I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; <br /> I lift my lids and all is born again.<br /> (I think I made you up inside my head).&quot;<br /> -Sylvia Plath

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paarthurnax BRONZE, Carrollton, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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&quot; &#039;You,&#039; said he, &#039;are a terribly real thing in a terribly false world, and that, I believe, is why you are in so much pain.&#039; &quot;<br /> -Emilie Autumn<br /> <br /> &quot;What is better? To be born good, or to over come your evil nature through great effort?&quot;<br /> -Paarthurnax

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By Archa-awesome GOLD
Buffalo, Minnesota
Archa-awesome GOLD, Buffalo, Minnesota
12 articles 0 photos 21 comments

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&ldquo;Cruelty is all out of ignorance. If you knew what was in store for you, you wouldn&#039;t hurt anybody, because whatever you do comes back much more forceful than you send it out&rdquo; -Willie Nelson